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TEDFORD, Charley - Date of
birth
6 September 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Stringtown, Atoka County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Daisy, Atoka County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38322841 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Schwerdorff, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 47 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas L. Tedford (father)
Lizzie (Wallace) Tedford (mother)
Alva L. Tedford (brother)
Odessa D. Tedford (sister)
Burman Tedford (brother)
Lucille Tedford (sister)
Grace M. Tedford (sister)
Ernie E. Tedford (brother)
Opal (Flinn) Tedford (wife)
More information
T/5 Charley Tedford worked on a farm before he enlisted in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 18 November 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rosenstiel Criner Family Tree / Oklahoma County Marriage Records / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, Atoka County Library - courtesy of Storiesbehindthestars.org